BOSTON – The 36th Seafood Expo North America taking place at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center March 6-8 is expected to be the largest ever with 1,244 exhibiting firms from 50 countries.
The event includes the 10th Annual Oyster Shucking Competition to find the fastest oyster shucker in the East, a number of master classes about octopus and oysters, and the Seafood Excellence Awards competition to choose the Best New Retail and Best New Foodservice Products. Vinh Hoan Corporation’s Char Marked Barramundi, High Liner Foods’ Simply Sauce Seafood Bites, Azuma Foods Internationals Inc.’s Tobikko Umami and Trident Seafoods’ SeaFusions Pacific Cod Bites are the products vying for the prize in the Best New Foodservice category.
An extensive Conference Program includes a keynote presentation by Kent Greenfield, professor of law and Dean’s Research Scholar at Boston College Law School, as well as numerous panels and discussions, according to Portland, ME-based Diversified Communications, operator of the exposition. This year’s program revolves around three tracks: Seafood Sustainability, Seafood Business & Marketplace and Seafood Food Safety & Compliance (policy).
The various events include:
***Sunday, March 6, 2016***
New Product Showcase
10:00am – 5:00pm
Booth 2601 & 3001
Sponsored by: Alaskan Jack’s
Featured Product Showcase
10:00am – 5:00pm
Booth 3105
Sponsored by: Clearwater Seafoods
kent greenfieldKeynote Presentation: Success, Failure & Corporate Social Responsibility
11:00am – 12:00pm
Presenter: Kent Greenfield, Professor of Law & Dean’s Research Scholar, Boston College Law School
Level 1, Room 153 A/B
The keynote is free and open to all badge holders.
Master Class: Octopus
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Demonstration Theater, Booth 3123
Presenter: Soun Vilasack, Import Manager, Union Martin, SL
Chef: Soun Vilasack
Featured Product Sampling
1:15pm – 2:00pm
True North Salmon Co., Ltd.
Booth 3105
Sampling: Roasted Smoked Maple All Dressed Salmon
Seafood ExcellenceSeafood Excellence Awards Announcement & Reception
3:30pm
Demonstration Theater, Booth 3123
The Seafood Excellence Awards recognizes and celebrates the best new seafood products in the North American seafood market. Contestants compete in two prestigious award categories:
Best New Retail Product
Best New Foodservice Product
***Monday, March 7, 2016***
theNatureConservancySponsored Presentation – Light breakfast served
Tech-savvy fisheries: How the public and private sector can use technology to trace seafood and improve fisheries management
9:15am – 10:00am
Level 1, Room 153 A/B
Sponsored by: The Nature Conservancy
LSQ_Funding_4CPSponsored Presentation – Light breakfast served
Accessing Growth Capital for Your Business
9:15am – 10:00am
Level 1, Room 152
Sponsored by: LSQ Funding
New Product Showcase
10:00am – 5:00pm
Booth 2601 & 3001
Sponsored by: Alaskan Jack’s
Featured Product Showcase
10:00am – 5:00pm
Booth 3105
Sponsored by: Clearwater Seafoods
Master Class: Oyster
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Oysters for a Healthy Lifestyle. And Shuckin’ Tales
Demonstration Theater, Booth 3123
Presenter: Patrick McMurray, World and Guinness Book Champion Shucker & Restauranteur
10th Annual Oyster Shucking Competition
2:30pm
Demonstration Theater, Booth 3123
***Tuesday, March 8, 2016***
New Product Showcase
10:00am – 3:00pm
Booth 2601 & 3001
Sponsored by: Alaskan Jack’s
Featured Product Showcase
10:00am – 3:00pm
Booth 3105
Sponsored by: Clearwater Seafoods